Plato set forth the idea that only philosophers should be rulers anyway. He says in The Republic:
“Unless . . . philosophers become kings in the cities or those whom we now call kings and rulers philosophize truly and adequately and there is a conjunction of political power and philosophy . . . there can be no cessation of evils . . . for cities nor, I think, for the human race.”
He is talking about the Philosopher King, a ruler who has
“Unless . . . philosophers become kings in the cities or those whom we now call kings and rulers philosophize truly and adequately and there is a conjunction of political power and philosophy . . . there can be no cessation of evils . . . for cities nor, I think, for the human race.”
He is talking about the Philosopher King, a ruler who has
- A love of wisdom and knowledge
- Intelligence
- Reliability
- Willingness to live a simple life
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